Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 23: Khara Disregards Evil Omens on the Way
Text 3.23.17
खरस्य च रथस्थस्य नर्दमानस्य धीमतः।
प्राकम्पत भुजः सव्यः स्वरश्चास्यावसज्जत॥
kharasya ca rathasthasya nardamānasya dhīmataḥ
prākampata bhujaḥ savyaḥ svaraś cāsyāvasajjata
kharasya ca = Khara; rathasthasya = stood on his chariot; nardamānasya = and roared; dhīmataḥ = as the intelligent; prākampata = shook; bhujaḥ = arm; savyaḥ = left; svaraḥ = his voice; ca = and; asya = his; avasajjata = faltered.
As the intelligent Khara stood on his chariot and roared, his left arm shook and his voice faltered.